English Explanatory Dictionary

vainglory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Excessive vanity.
  2. Boastful, unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities.
  3. Vain, ostentatious display.
  4. A regarding of oneself with undue favor.
verb
  1. To boast; to act in a vain manner.

Pronunciation

[veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi] [ˈveɪnˌɡlɔɚ.i] En-vainglory.ogg

Word forms

vainglory vainglories vainglorying vaingloried

Etymology

From Middle English waynglori (“worthless glory”), from Old French vaine glorie, from Medieval Latin vāna glōria, from Latin vāna (“empty, groundless, boastful”) + glōria (“fame, ambition, boasting”), apparently modelled after similar terms in Germanic languages. Compare Old English īdel wuldor (“vain glory”) and īdelġielp (“vainglory”).

Derived words

vaingloriness vainglorious
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